Book and pamphlet making machine.



'0. GITZBNDLNNBR. BOOK AND PAMPHLET MAKING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JUNE 8, 1910. I 1,028,708. I Patented June 4, 1912.

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G. GITZBNDANNBR. BOOK AND PAMPHLET MAKING MACHINE.

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APPLICATION IILBD JUNE 8, 1910.

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BOOK AND PAMPHLET MAKING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JUNE :2, 1910.

Patented June 4, 1912.

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BOOK AND PAMPHLET MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1910. I

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G. GITZBNDANNER. BOOK AND PAMPHLET MAKING MACHINE.

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' Book and Pamphlet Making Machines, which the following'isa'specificat-ion.

until the stitching CHARLES GITZENDANNEB,

TED sm'ins rs OF YORK, N. Y}, ASSIGNOB 0F ONE-HALF T0 WILLIAM. H.HORTON, OF NEW YORK N. Y.

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Application niea June a, 1910. Serial in. 585,818.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,-GHARLES GITZENDAN- NER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a. resident of New York city, in the countypf New York andState of New York, have i ivented new and useful Improvements II;

The invention relates to machines for making books or-pamphlets and moreparticularly to machines for insetting or= infolding a plurality ofsignatures one within another and stitching them together.

Objects of the invention are to provide a novel mechanism opening allthe signatures previous to in-' setting or infolding and keeping themopen is completed to provide for accurate registeringxof the sheets forstitching; to provide for automatic progression of the signaturesthrough the machine to gather and inset the signatures to make the book,and also to stitch them together;

to provide for. automatic delivery of the product from one mechanism toanother and from the machine. These and other obects of invention willin part be obvious and will in partmore fully appear herein.

The invention consists in the novel parts,- constructions, arrangements,combinations and improvements h'erein shown and described.

The accompanying drawings, referred to v herein and forming a parthereof, illustrate oneembod'iment of the invention, the same serving inconnection with the description herein to explain the principles of theinvention.

Of the drawings :-Figure.- 1 is a sectional elevation on the line A-B ofFig. '2, looking in the direction of the arrows, but showing thecontainer or magazine for the si I natures in vertical section; Fig. 2is a si e elevation looking at Fig. lfrom the left, of

for insetting o'r infolding a plurality of signatures one within anotherI saddle; Fig.

part of a machine constructed inaccordance with the principles of theinvention; Fig. 3 IS a view of a continuation of the machine .atthe'right of Fig. 2 where it is shown broken away, but. looking at themachine from the opposite side, that is from the right in Fig 1; Fig. 4is a transverse sectional elevation on theline' C-D of Fig. 3,

looking in thedirection'of the arrows; Fig.

5 is a fragmentary view, partly di ammatic, showing the folded si aturemg fed to the opening devices; Fig. 6 is a simi- I lar view showing theopening devices ongaging the signature just prior'to theopenlug-movement; Fig. '7- is a similar, view showing the signaturepart-1y open and moving in such open condition toward the is a similarview showing the signature id over the saddle ready for progressing, theopening devices 'disengaged therefrom and returning. to the positionshown in Fig. 5 for the next operation;

Fig. 9 is a detail of the gripper for conveymg the sheet from theinsetting or collating part of the machine 'to the stitcher; Fig. 10 isa fragmentary detailshowing a diflt'erent form of controlling devicevfor the suction bar guides; Fig..11 is an end elevation'looking atFig.3 fromthe left; Fig..12 is a fragmentary elevation of theintermittentlymoving signat-ure-coi'iveyin grippers and F ig.'13 is adetail of the a ctuatingniechani'sm for said chain.

The invention in one ofits vides for opening a plurality of signaturesand insetting one within another and stitching-them together; inaccordance with one feature of the invention furthermore, means areprovided for stitching the inset and opened signatures through andthrough, that is, stitching between the back of the aspects pi'ooutsidesignaturethrough the fold of all the I signaturejsand the inside orfiniddle of the innermost signature.

In. the embodied form of the invention, a signature is withdrawn fromits magazine, opened and progressed into operative relation with asignature withdrawn fromanother magazine, and also opened, and onesignature is inset within the other, this besignatures are collated andinset, whereupon they are stitched together through and throu h to makeafbook or pamphlet.

In ig. 2 of the drawings the machine is ios ing repeated until thedesired number of shown broken through or interrupted, but it will beunderstood that'a series of-t-he signature supplying and insettingmechanisms will be used suflicient in number for the size ofbook'de'sired. Furthermore, signatures of difl'erent numbers of pagesmay be used to vary the size of the made-up book.

Suitable means for supplying signatures are provided and the generalform thereof 5 of the bottom 4 of the signature holder A spring 13 incom 9-and the fork in w ich the cam roller 10 is the feedin 1 is-hingedat 6, and is pivotally connected at 7 to arod 8. Therod. 8 is shownworking in an aperturefin a lug 9carried' upon the frame of the machine.Said pivoted rod 8 carries at its free end a cam roller 10 cooperatingwith a cam 11 upon the shaft 12. ression between the lug mounted, servesto hold the roll to its cam. The gate 5 is provided with suctionapertures, connected to a suitable .suction-dewlthdrawn slgnaturestothev openlng de-v vice (not shown). Suitable stops 14 may be provided tosupport the ends of the si gnatures in thestack m, and to permit thelowermost signature to bend downwardly with theswinging-gate 5 away fromthe other signatures, ready to be engaged by 'olf means as shown inFig. 1. The fee ing 011' means comprises a. gripper mechanism 20comprising a plurality of swingingarms'22 with a fixed gripper jaw 21 atthe end of each of said arms. Each arm 22 is fixed to rotate with ashaft 24 carrried onthe, machine frame. Said shaft has fixed, thereto ateach end a crank arm 26. Each crank arm 26 has pivoted thereto an arm 27connected to the eccentric 28 upon the shaft 12. The eccentric thuscauses the arms 22 to-swing to and from the magazine inthe operation offeeding out the signatures.

Pivoted on each arm 22 is a jaw 30 spring-pressed by a spring 31. Forthe '55 the grlpper jaws upon the signature,

purpose of limiting the extent of bite of a stop 23 is fast to each ofthe jaws: 30 and works in-an aperture in the corresponding fixed jaw 21.The pivoted jaws 30 are mounted upon'a shaft 30? journaled in the arms22. Arms 32 are fixed to the shaft 30" at each end thereof, each of saidarms being pivotally connected to a corresponding link 33.

Each lin'k 33 is slotted at- 34 to straddle the shaft 24 and is providedat itsupperend with a cam roller 35. Each arm 22 extends upwardly pastits bearing on the shaft '24. andcarries in its upper end a stub shaft36 having a cam 37 and a gear 38 thereon. Meshing with .the gear38 is agear 39 fixed to a; sleeve '40 carried upon the shaft 24. Each sleeve 40has fixed thereto a sprocket wheel 41 over. which runs a sprocket chain42, said sprocket chain running also over a sprocket wheel 43 on theshaft 12. It will beunderstood that as the eccentrics 28, through thearm 26, roclrthe shaft 24, the arms 22 will be swung to and fro, and atthe same time the cams 37 by means of the gears 38. and the connectionsto the sprocket wheels 43 on theshaft-12 will reciprocate the rods 33to-rock the shaft 30 to open and close the gripper jaws 30. The partsareso arranged, constructed and timed that the grippers will nip thebent down signature and withdraw it as the arms 22 swingbackwardly,thegrippers again opening near release the signature. I

It will be understood from the foregoing that a plurality of signature,magazines are supplied to the number desired, andzea'ch will have itsown signature-withdrawing mechanism, bearranged and connected up so asto serve for a plurality of the magazines."

cans are provided for. presenting the or that said mechanism may vices,the embodied form of such means "5 comprising traveling belts 50 runningover rollers 51 carried'uponthe shaft 52 and also a series ofrollers 53rotating with'the shaft 12. Above therollers 53 and cooperatingtherewith are a series of rollers 54', preferably spring-pressed. Beyondsaid rollers 54 are shown a series of fingers 55 carried upon asupporting rod.56, to direct the signature between the cooperatingrollers. Co-v operating with the rollers 53 are a series of rolls 57.The signatures, in the present embodiment, are delivered by thegrippers20 fiat upon the traveling tapes 50 with the front or open edgeforward.- As they are progressed by the tapes 50 they pass be-'. tweentherollers 53 and 54, and are directed by the fingers v55 between tlierollers 53 and 57. They then emerge with the front edge forward frombetween the said rollers- Opening devices for the. signatures areprovided and in the illustrated form thereof are designed to act upon,eachside of the signature to open it out. into position for. insettmgsuccessive signatures and for stitching through and through. i Theembodied form of signature opening means comprises a hollow. bar 60provided with a plurality of suction nozzles 61, said bar being alsoconnected by suitable means, such as .a hose 62, witha suitable suctiondevice (not shown). Said bar6O is pivotally suplikewise works inslottedguides the signature is provided.

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ported at each end 'byiarms 63 and G t con necting to cranks 65- and66uponi the shaft 67. Said bar 60. is mounted to slide in guides 68 and69, said guides beingpivoted at their lower ends 70 to a support carriedupon the machine frame. Each of said guides is pivotally connected to arod 71,- eaeh of said rods 71 being connected at its opposite end to aneccentric 72 carried upon and rotating with the-shaft 73. A similar bar80 operating upon Said bar 80- is providedwith suction nozzles 81 and aconnection 82 to a suitable source of suction (not.

shown). Said bar is. likewise carried upon arms 83, pivotally connectedthereto at each Said arms 83 are also connected to cranks 84; upon theshaft 85. The bar 80 86 pivotally carried at 87 on themachineframe. Beds88 are pivotally connected to the upper part of the guides 86, said rodshaving at their other ends eccentrics 89 carried by and rotating withthe shaft 90. The parts are timed so that the eccentrics swing the guide.links toward each other when the suction bars are at the upper end oftheir travel, as

they are reciproeated' to and fro by their cranks.

In Fig. 10 the actuating mechanism for the swinging guides69 and 86isshown adapted lnward or closing-together to give the movement of thesuctionnozzles almost ent1rely at the upper endofthen' movement.

This form of mechanism comprises a rod the upper part of the gulde.

288 p1voted,to The other end of said rod 288 is slottedv and embraces.the shaft] 90. -A cam roll 290 fixed to the rod 288 works in a groove291 in the "am 292. Thisserves to give a quick closing-1n movement and agradual outward movement for 11168110110 devices, the quick closing-inmovement occurring at the top of the stroke of the suction device.

In the mechanism just described the Sig},

natures are presented from between the rolls 53 and 57 with theirfrontedge forward and downward. The suction nozzles close in upon andpress against each side of the signature as shown in Fig. 0." nowappliedby suitable means, and each suction device takes firm hold on its sideof the signature. The suctionbars begin to slide .l'o\\'n\\'a.1'(lly intheir guides, the guides at the same time. rocking back-wardly, and asthe suction nozzles are firmly attached .to each side of the signature,the signature opens out as it is moved downwardly, as shown in Fig. 7.As the suction bars approach the lower part of their path of travel, thesuction is cut off, and the open signature is released (see Fig. 8').

Means for receiving the open signatures and keeping them open, and forprogressing them so that successive signati'n-es may be the oppositeside of" The suction is associated and inset together, and so that theymay then-beprogressed to and be operated on by. the stitching means, areprovided. The embodied form of said recei.v.

in" or'supporting devices isprovided with sides 100' and 101, inclinedwith respect to each other and with their upper edges near together butseparated to form'a slot (m which the pins 105 travel) and withtheirbottom edges farther-apart. Said members 100 and 101 are carriedupon ports 102 on the machine frame. Said supports 100 and 101 mayextend past the successivesetsof signature-supplying andsignature-opening devices, and on to the stitchin and refoldingmechanisms, if desired.

cans are provided for progressing the opened'signatures past thesuccessive supplying and opening means, and in the embodied form or apexso as to providea slot or opening, Through this slot or opening projectpins 105, carried upon a sprocket chain. 100', running over sprocketwheels {107 and 10S.- sproeket wheel 107 is fixedto theshaft' 100suitable supthereof, the supporting'mem-' bers 100 and 101 are separatedat their top The carried in they'okel'lO of-theistamlard 111 supportedupon the machine frame. Fixed 7 to the shaft 109 to, rotate therewith isanother sprocket wheel 112 over-whichruns a sprocketchain 113, saidchain running also Said sprocket over the sprocket wheel 114. wheel-114is fixed to a shaft 115'carried in a bearing 116 on the machine trame.Fixed to the shaft'115 is a bevel gear 11? meshing with a similar gear118 upon'thc shaft 11$).

To the shaft of sprocketwheel 108 is timid a secondsproeket wheel 122,Over said second sprocket wheel 122 'runs a sprocket chain .123, whichchain also runs over va s n'ocket' wheel 12.4. F xed on the-shaft ofsaid wheel 124 is a beveledlgear 125 meshing form s weed continuously orit may be. driven.

intermlttently in a'suitable manner.

,Means for presenting thercollected signap, with a similar gear 120.upon'the shaftllh. fSaid sprocket chain. 106 may be driven at a unitures to the stitching mechanism are proruled. The embodied form ofsaidmeans 3 and 11). Said-shaft .253 has fixed thereto.

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the chain 120.

abevel gear 254 meshing with a bevel gear 255 fixed to another shaft257. Fixed on.

' to a crank 264 fixed on shaft 119.

It will be understood that the crank 264, through pitman 263,reciprocates rack bar 262.v linion 259 oscillates arm 200, pawl 20]making an idle revolution in one dircc tion, then engaging and movingthetoothed disk 258 on the counter revolution in the opposite direction.This gives the intermittent motion to the chain 120. Carried on saidchain 120 are grippers 130, each gripper having two movable jaws 131 and132 pivotally carried on a pin 133, mounted on Fixed to the jaw 131 is atail 134 and a tail 135 is fixed to the jaw 132. A spring 13.7 actsbetween said tails -1'o press them apart and thus to keep the jawsclosed together. The ends 138 and 139' of said tails are bent and at thereceiving and delivery position they are met by suitable cams 140and'141, suitably mounted on the machine frame, which press on the tailsto open the jaws against the action of their 1 spring. A registeringstop 142 may be provided .on said grippers if desired.

. In the'embodied form, the gripper 130 engages the collated signaturesa little to one side of the fold and a little to one side of theapex ofthe supporting members 100 and 101. Said sprocket chain 120 shownsupported upon a carrier 143 provided with projections 144 and 145 alongwhich both reaches of'the chain travel. The supporting member 101 isshown recesscdat 146 to per niit the lower gripper jaw to travel along,while In engagement with the signatures.-

underneath. A stop 14.7 is provided at the I folding devices.

Alongthe path of travel of the grippers 130- is arranged the bindingmechanism, shown herein as comprising three Wire stitchers 150, 151 and152, arranged longidie being beneath, or within the open signatudinallyof the members '100and 101. These stitching devices may be of a wellknown form and need. not be described in detail- The main part of eachstitcher is arranged above the signatures as they are progressed along,and the anvil or forming ture. The operating mechanism for the:stitchers is not shown, same" being 'well known. In the embodiedmechanism, when the 105progresses them into theopen jaws 130.

with said. inion 259 ably carried on the rotation lift; the rods blade180, passing through the aperture bebe stitched thereby. After thesignatures are-stitched the grippers start again into motion and bringthe signatures to rest in p the folding position. The signatures contactwith the stop 147 and they are separated from the grippers 130 and arein position for refoldin and delivery.

The form of delivery devices shown herein comprises means for refoldingthe now associated inset and stitched signatures asone. llvithin saidsupporting members .00 and 101 and in alinement with the slot or openingat their apex is shown a reciprocating folding blade 180, mounted uponrods 181 and 182. The rod 181 is supported in apertured lugs 183 and 184of the frame 185 suitably supported on the general machine frame. Therod 181 is yoked at its lower end to carry the cam roll 180 in operativerelation with the cam 187, said cam'being fixed .to the shaft 188carried in the machine frame. A suitable c'o'lla'r 189 is fixed to therod 188, and a spring 190 is in compression between said collar 189 andthe lug 183. The rod 182 at the opposite end of the folding blade 180 iscarried in the lugs 191 and 192 on the frame 185.

Said rod 182. has a cam roll 193 cooperating with acam 194 fixed to theshaft, 188. Said rod is-also shown provided with a collar 195 and aspring 196 in compression between said collar and the lug 191. The

shaft '188 is supported in lugs 200 upon the machine frame,'and has atits end a sprocketwheel 201 over which runs a sprocket 202,

said sprocket chain running also over a sprocket Wheel 203 upon theshaft 119 from which the shaft 188 is driven. Located above the blade180 are the folding rolls 210 and 211. A series of tapes 212 run aroundthe rolls 210 and over suitable guiding rolls 213 and214 to a place ofdelivery. A series of. tapes 215 run over said rolls 214 and rolls 216tocooperate with the tapes 212-1n carrying off the finished product. Thecams 187 and 194 during their 181 and 182, and the tween the supportingmembers' and 101 lifts the finished book fold foremost bebe folded inadvance and may be supplied from one of the holders 1 and be opened andplaced open about the inset signatures. They may then'be progressedtogether to the stitching mechanism, be stitched to gether and refoldedand delivered; signatures are all inset together the'fingerformconstitute no part of the present inv sheaves vention. A belt 220is. shown, running over I re "a. pulley 221 on on said shaft 58. mesheswith a gear 223 on jects the shaft.58.'. A gear 222 the shaft 12.---Anidler 22% connects the gear 222 withagear 225 on the shaft 90." A

sprocket 226 -on the shaft 90 carries a;

sprocket chain 227, said chainaISorunning over a sprocket wheel 228 onthe shaft 85.

Another sprocket 229 upon said shaft cartries a sprocket chainj 230,said sprocket chainrunning over a sprocket wheel 231 on the shaft 119.idler 232 connects the gear 223 with the gear 233 on the shaft 73.

A sprocket wheel 234: on said shaft carries a sprocket chain 235, saidchain running over asprocket :wheel 236- fixed to the shaft 67.

-At .the other end of the machine a belt 240 is shown'runnin overapulley 24 1 fixed to! the shaft 242, w ich carrles the driven pulleys210. A gear train 243 connects the shaft 242 to the shaft 244 upon whichthe driven pulley is carried. 4

The manner of operation of each group of mechanisms having beendescribed 1n connection with such groups, the operation of the entiremachine Wlll be clearly understood. It will further be understood that amachine has been provided realizing the obof the invention and theadvantages herein set forth, together with other objects and advantages,which will be obvious to I those skilled in the art or may be learned.

through use of. the

machine.

The invention, in its broader aspects, is not limited to the particularconstructions shown, nor to any particular constructions by which it hasbeen or may be carried into effect, as many changes may be made in theconstruction without departing from the main principles of the inventionand with-' out sacrificing its chief advantages.

What I do claim as my invention and de-- sire to secure by LettersPatent, is

of said opening devices and insetting one within another, means forstitching said signatures together and means for folding them as one.

3. A book or pamphlet making machine including incombination a pluralityof signature opening devices, means for progressin an opened signaturepast another of said opening devices whereby saidsi a ture' and another0 ened 'signature' rom said other opening evice are brought to insetsignatures means for stitching. said signatures together.-

4. A'book or includin in com ture-hol ers, a series of signature-openingdevices, a series of means for supplying siggether and one -inset withinthe other, and

amphlet-making machine ination a series of slgna v l natures from aholder to an opening device,

means extending along said series of signature -h olde nature from oneof said opening devices past other opening devices of said series inposition to be inset with signatures opened by said other openingdevices,

whereby said conveged signature and signatures from said ot er openingdevices are inset one within another", and means for stitching saidsignatures together.

5. A book or pamphlet making machine for 'conveymg anopened sigincludingin combination a plurality of signature-opening device's,means forbringing together open signatures from a plurality of said openingdevices and-'insetting one within another, and means for stitching saidsignatures together, while open, from the back through to the inside.

6. A book or pamphlet making machine including in combination, aplurality of means for opening a signature and delivering it partly openwith the back above, means for conveying said partly opened signaturepast another opening and delivering means, means'for partly openinganother signature and delivering it open on ,to the outside of saidfirst-mentioned signature, and means for stitching the opened and insetsignatures together from the back through to the inside.

7. A book or pamphlet making machine including in combination means foropening a signature and delivering it partly open with the back above,means for conveying said partly opened signature past another openingand delivering means, means partly opening another signature anddelivering it about said first-mentioned sigfor I nature, means forstitching the opened and together from the back through to the insideand means for folding them as one.

8. A book or pamphlet-making machine including in combination convey ngmeans for conveying partly open signatures, a

series of devices arranged along said conveying means for openingsignatures and delivering them partly open to said conveying means oneupon another, and means for stitching said signatures through from theback to the inside while open upon' said conveyin means.

9. l book or pamphlet makinggmachine including in combination 'acontinuously I moving. tures,'a plurality of devices arranged along saidconveyor for aartly opening signatures and delivering I em 'to' sai 1conveyer,

conveyor forfpartly opened signa-.

whereby the signatures from successive opening 7 devices are inset onewlthin another,

stitching mechanism, and an intermittently conveying means for openingand delivering signatures to said conveying means, one signature uponanother, whereby they are inset, and a stitchingdevice located partlyabove and partly below thesignatures for stitching the inset signaturestogether.

11. A book or pamphlet making machine including in combination means foropening a signature anddropplng 1t open upon asupport, means .foropening another signature and dropping it open upon said first mentionedsignature and means for stitching them together.

12. A book or pamphlet making machine including in combination means foropening a signature and dropping it open upon a 'support, means foropenmg another signature and dropping it open upon said first mentionedsignature, means for stitching them together andmeans forfolding them asone. I

13. A book or'pamphlet-making machine including in combination conveyingmeans, means for opening a signature and dropping it open upon saidconveying means, means for opening another signature and dropping itopen upon said first-mentioned signature as it is conveyed past saidsecond opening means, whereby the signatures are inset, and means forstitchingthem together.

14. "A book or pamphletmaking machine including in combination conveyinmeans, means for opening a signature and dropping it open upon saidconveying, means, means for opening another signature and dropping itopen upon"'said first-mentioned signature as it is conveyed past saidsecond-opening means, whereby the signatures are inset, and means forstitching said signatures together through from the back to the inside.

15. A book orpamphlet making machine including in combination conveyinmeans, means foropeninga signature and ropping it open upon sa1dconveying means, means for opening another signature and dropping itopen upon said first-mentioned signature as it is conveyed past'saidsecond opening means, whereby the signatures are inset, and means forstitching sa1d signatures together through from the back to the insideWhile open upon said conveying means. In testimony whereof, I have nameto this specification, the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES. GITZENDANNER. Witnesses:

JOHN D. MORGAN, WM. I-IoRTorI;

signed my

